aljazeera (2024-12-13). China sentences ex-Premier League footballer Li Tie to 20 years in prison. aljazeera.com Former national team coach is the biggest name to be netted in China's sweeping crackdown on corruption in sport.

ecns.cn (2024-12-12). Former senior political adviser confesses to accepting over 261 million yuan in bribes. ecns.cn Han Yong, a former senior Chinese political adviser, admitted Thursday to accepting bribes totaling more than 261 million yuan ($35.9 million) during a trial at the Nanning Intermediate People's Court in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

ecns.cn (2024-12-13). Northern regions benefit from water diversion project. ecns.cn The South-North Water Diversion Project has in the past decade diverted 76.7 billion cubic meters of water from the Yangtze River basin to the country's drought-prone northern regions, benefiting 185 million people.

ecns.cn (2024-12-13). 13 injured in explosion in Jilin province. ecns.cn Thirteen people were injured in an explosion in a residential community in Liaoyuan city, Jilin province on Thursday evening, according to the city's emergency management bureau.

ecns.cn (2024-12-13). PLA military exercises 'in accordance with needs and situation'. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army will decide whether or not to carry out exercises near Taiwan in accordance with related needs and situations, according to a military spokesman.

ecns.cn (2024-12-13). China sends five experiment satellites into space. ecns.cn A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a group of five experiment satellites, part of a high-speed laser technology demonstration network "Diamond Constellation," blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 12, 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-12-12). China launches rocket, deploying five experimental satellites. ecns.cn China successfully launched a Long March 2D rocket on Thursday afternoon, placing five experimental satellites into orbit, the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said."ÄÄ"ÄÄThe rocket lifted off at 3: 17 pm from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the corporation said in a statement.It deployed the satellites, part of a high-speed laser technology demonstration network called the Diamond Constellation, into their designated orbits.

ecns.cn (2024-12-12). China launches rocket, deploying five experimental satellites. ecns.cn China successfully launched a Long March 2D rocket on Thursday afternoon, placing five experimental satellites into orbit, the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said.

Anand Naidoo (2024-12-13). The Heat: 2024: The Year in Space. america.cgtn.com China has made strides in exploring space in recent years, sending astronauts to its own space station and making history, bringing back rocks from the far side of the moon. | There are currently 77 space agencies around the world, 16 of which have launch capabilities. As 2024 comes to a close, space companies across the planet show no signs of slowing down. | Joining the discussion: |

aljazeera (2024-12-13). Indonesia's Prabowo steers strategic middle path amid China, US rivalry. aljazeera.com Indonesian President Prabowo heralds new focus on foreign policy, but balancing Beijing and Washington will continue.